I try not to throw food away, but sometimes it just happens. I am like @Chrissy Page, I have never been sick from eating anything either, but there is always I first time, and I don't want it to be now. Our problem here is humidity, and when it is extremely humid I have to keep my bread in the fridge or it will not last very long. That is what I end up throwing away more than anything else, oh and a whole chicken, I can never eat it all!
I always keep bread in the freezer or fridge because I don't eat it too often and it would get moldy before I ate more than a few slices. The few times I buy a chicken, I eat it til it's gone. I start with the thighs and pickles gets the drumsticks. The breasts I usually make into chicken salad or slice to put on a salad or into a quesadilla. The wings I scarf down just standing at the kitchen counter putting things away.
Don't be mistaken that we are throwing food away just like that. What I mean by throwing the food is when no one wants to eat it anymore because the freshness is gone. But we try to manage our leftover food as much as possible. In the olden days, households with leftover food donate it to a neighbor with a pig. It was common before to take care of a pig or 2 for that purpose - to consume leftover food in the neighborhood. The owner would roam the community in the afternoon to collect the leftover food. I'm glad that we didn't have pigs because it would be a shame if my parents would assign me to collect those pig fodder.
We can eat some things that are out of date, if it is a Best By rather than an expiration marking. Did you know that most food banks distribute food that is within 10 days of the expiration date leaving it up to the recipient to determine whether the food is good or bad. While I appreciate that there are Food Banks available for those in need, at the same time I would hate to see of the recipients become ill due to food poisoning, etc. It's a tough call but generally it's fairly easy to tell when food is bad so at the same time, at least it is left up to the recipient as to whether to take more questionable items such as bread, dairy and the like, or leave it be.